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Senior Software Engineer II, Marketing Enablement

Provides technical leadership for a paid marketing technology engineering pod, guiding architecture, scalability, developer productivity, and cross-functional initiatives. Requires 8–12 years of software engineering experience and expert Python proficiency.

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Drive the team's technical roadmap and architectural decisions, balancing short- and long-term investments to build reusable, scalable systems for marketing needs.
  • Improve developer productivity through processes, tools, and abstractions that increase efficiency, extensibility, and code quality.
  • Lead team-wide initiatives and propose strategic work on behalf of engineering management.
  • Partner with senior Product and Marketing leaders on product design and technical decisions.
  • Champion observability, resilience, chaos engineering, disaster recovery, cost optimization, and security-by-design.
  • Mentor engineers up to L5 and resolve cross-team execution blockers.

Requirements

  • 8–12 years of software engineering experience, including technical roadmap leadership and team-level architectural decisions.
  • Expert proficiency in Python and experience designing reusable abstractions, frameworks, and patterns.
  • Deep knowledge of scalable, high-throughput systems, observability, cost efficiency, and security.
  • Experience influencing product roadmaps and partnering with senior Product and Marketing leaders.
  • Track record of improving team productivity through process improvements, tooling, and mentorship.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional influence skills.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience establishing infrastructure, tooling, and best practices for AI-assisted development.
  • Expertise in ad tech platforms and marketing technology ecosystems.
  • Experience leading legacy-system modernization and managing technical debt.
  • Experience establishing coding standards, architectural patterns, and technical review processes.
  • Experience contributing during crises and consulting on broader technical initiatives.
  • Experience collaborating with external teams on cross-pillar partnerships.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits based on permanent work location.
  • Eligible for a new-hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.
  • US base salary ranges vary by location: $230,000–$242,500 USD in CA, NY, CT, and NJ; $220,000–$232,000 USD in WA; $211,000–$222,500 USD in OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, and HI; and $192,000–$202,500 USD in all other states.

Skills

Python, Marketing Technology, Ad Tech, APIs, Data Pipelines, Scalable Systems, Observability, Chaos Engineering, Disaster Recovery, Cost Optimization, Security By Design, Ai-Assisted Development, Legacy Modernization, Architectural Patterns, Technical Roadmaps

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